The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Chonetes Polita Limestone

Computer Code: CPL Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Brigantian Substage (CX) — Brigantian Substage (CX)
Lithological Description: Reddish, "gritty", shelly, crinoidal limestone.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: c.10m
Geographical Limits: The Wick (Carboniferous) inlier, Gloucestershire.
Parent Unit: Cromhall Sandstone Formation (CHSA)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable